25th Anniversary Timeline

Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation

1996-2000 Expanding to Offer a Complete Design Solution

1996 - Aart de Geus stands in front of a Synopsys billboard in Taiwan.

Synopsys made significant additions to its ever-growing lineup of products and solutions as it began to establish itself as a complete design solutions company. Annual revenues jumped to $784 million, the employee base grew to 2,900, key acquisitions included EPIC and ViewLogic, and further international expansion resulted in offices being established in Canada and Israel.

Synopsoids gather outside the construction of the new SynopsysSunnyvale site.